A heat wave is headed toward the Chicago area, and the commissioner for the Chicago Deptartment of Public Health, Dr. Bechara Choucair has some tips for keeping cool

A heat wave is headed toward the Chicago area, and the commissioner for the Chicago Deptartment of Public Health, Dr. Bechara Choucair has some tips for keeping cool

By Tom SkillingWGN-TV

The heat and humidity gripping the Chicago area could reach dangerous levels the next few days.

The heat index -- what it feels like -- is expected to reach 100 or higher Wednesday, Thursday and maybe Friday as we see the longest string of 90-degree days in more than 11 months. Temperatures peaked this afternoon at O'Hare at 91 degrees, with a 99 degree heat index, at both 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., while the temperature at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling at 2 p.m. hit 93 degrees, with a 100-degree heat index.

Model forecasts out to two weeks indicate the current hot spell won't be the last. Longer range computer projections, which accurately identified the current hot spell well over a week ago, hint heat may build back into the area next week after the weekend hiatus.

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